Spirit Vessel
Rank 5 Theurge Gift
One of the best kept secrets of the Theurge elders is the ability to channel a spirit. For a short time, Garou and spirit become one creature with the abilities of both. Usually, the Garou remains in control, adding the spirit’s Charms to her repertoire — but sometimes things go awry. Elementals, especially fire elementals, understand the workings of this Gift. Banes can also teach this Gift — but at a dangerous cost.
System: The player rolls her character’s Gnosis and spends a Gnosis point to activate the Gift. The Rite of Summoning chart determines the difficulty of this Gift. Every success allows the Garou to use one of the spirit’s Charms for up to one scene. A botch on the roll indicates the Garou accidentally channels a Bane that goes on to turn the Theurge against her friends.
Source: Player’s Guide Second Edition.
Malleable Spirit
Rank 5 Theurge Gift
The Garou can change a spirit’s form or purpose. A Chimerling teaches this Gift.
System: The Garou’s player must best the spirit in a resisted Gnosis roll. The difficulty is based on what the Garou tries to accomplish, while the spirit’s difficulty is the Garou’s Cnosis.
| Change Characteristics (Willpower, Rage, Gnosis; one point changed per success) Disposition (Friendly, Neutral, Hostile) Type (Naturae, Elemental, Bane, etc.) |
Difficulty 6 8 10 |
Source: Core book revised.
Feral Lobotomy
Rank 5 Theurge Gift
With but a thought, the Garou can devolve an opponent’s mind to that of an animal, effectively destroying his intelligence. A spirit servant of the Griffin totem teaches this Gift.
System: The player rolls Wits + Empathy (difficulty of the target’s Willpower + 3, maximum 10), and spends a variable number of Gnosis. If successful, the Garou can destroy a target’s Intelligence Attribute permanently. Two Gnosis points must be spent for each point of Intelligence destroyed, and the Garou cannot destroy more points than he rolls successes. Additionally, the target begins acting more animalistic with each point removed.
Source: Core book revised.
